Iowa Wesleyan College - Croaker Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, IA)

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“TWO TRUTHS ARE TOLD” “My daughter,” her mother’s voice was strong, “You must set this matter right; What time did Charley leave When he was here last night?” “His work was pressing, mother, dear, And his love for it was great,” Fair Mary said, “He went away Before a quarter of eight.” Then a twinkle came to her big brown eyes, And her dimple deeper grew; “ ’Tis surely no sin to tell her that, For a quarter of eight is two.” “THERE’S A REASON” The reason why these lines appear Is because there was a fear, That without their hidden plot, This would be a vacant spot. KUSSERS KLUB (ALPHA OF IOWA) (Strictly Honorary) Royal High Supreme Exalted Kusser......................“Doc” Barnhart Keeper of the Vocabulary..................................Grant Venell 57tli Degree Kussers Spontaneous Combusters Clarence Gabeline “Dutch” Mauch “Bill” Breitenstein John Davis Joe Sidles “Bob” Fye Keeper of the Fireworks Howard Goeiiring Keeper of the Kuss P. Door Albert Neutzman Pledge G. W. Beal Motto—Quality, not Quantity .JilV1! § Vs§ ''v$

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A PSALM Dr. Henry G. Leist is a good sport, I should worry. He mal eth me to rise up in class time, to throw my gum out of the window. He ahhorreth cuts and colledeth alarm clocks in abundance. He leadeth thru paths of translation for the German’s sake. Yea, tho I read “Immensee” and “ Herold” and holdeth my tongue in the class room, he maketh me sweat neath the collar, when I lose my place in translation. His jokes and his puns never dwindle. He pre-pareth them with care beforehand in the presence of his wife, then cracketh them next day in his classes. His mirth runneth over. Yea, tho he speaketh in chapel for money all the days of his life, his jokes never faileth and he shall dwell in the hearts of his students forever. So Be It. 3EZE

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 •% v' ,xSsvw w wvw ' v, ’ jusri I VP 8SM katsl itelirt Dear Paw:— They is somethin doin here at DR. SCHELLS CoLLeGe all the time. 1 thing only just about quits bein finished, till somethin else begins to start. I done told you about the nose breakin game where the fellers rooled the ballon aroun and tried two throu it up in the atmosphere, an about thee kicken game where every-won comes out and yells there eyes out so as how they wont need ter see them fellers get hurt an all blooded over, an i guess i has already tol you in my last letter bout that er swell do we done had over too the girls college. An then i also mentioned a fact that our inStiTution up heir havin a day what theey call POUNDERS DAY, and bout the class what is a goin to quit in the Spring comin to thee mornin worship all cast down as tho every wons sweetheart had died. Well PAW when i wrote you those leters i didnt no as much as i do now. One of them fellers which lives at won of those houses which keeps a BULL dog and has funny signs painted on there front doors an wears there pants rolled up from the bottom, is getting to be auful friendly to me an he done tell be all bout it. He sed that founders day was set a-side for the STudENtS to play jokes on thee teachers or somwon else that they dont like, and he sed that they is too classes in the ColLegE proper—the SeNiOr claSS and the JUNIOR cLass. He Said that thee seniors wasn’t mourning on founders day cause thier best friends had died but cause thee JUNIORS had swiped there caps and gowns, he didn’t say what the caps and gOwns were for but won feller done tell me that the Seniors ware them so as not to be took for a freshie. the freshie aint in no class, they is just here to advise the authoriteis. And he said that it was a mean low down trick to play on a senior cause they feel disGraced to bee tooken for a freshie in founders day. he sed he thot he new hoo took the gowns cause he saw miSS corE thro some suitcases and things out of her window to mR, liagiE who is a JunioR, and he sed he didnt think it was her washin cause this was after dark when Prayer-meetin was a-goin on. He sed that thee seniors was all at prayer metin, cause they had too go or else dR, Schell wont recommend them for a job when they is thru a bein educated, they is auful sic—(good bye Paw i has to quit cause i done broke the lead in that red pencil you bot me last fall and my jack nife is lost) YOUR Lovin Son Sid. Illl! ............... .....f